Religious Liberty

“I can’t even tell you how many times I saw the same pattern in my legal career. An aggressive university or aggressive government agency would take direct aim at a social conservative client… the university would not only lose, it would also sometimes set a precedent that built the fortress of free speech or religious liberty larger and stronger. ” - David French

“Tertullian, Roger Williams, and John MacArthur debate the perils of freedom.” - C.Today

“A three-judge federal appeals court panel has ruled in favor of an evangelical professor who was punished by Shawnee State University in Ohio for refusing to address a transgender student by the preferred pronoun.” - C.Post

“…some U.S. leaders have in recent years been referring to “freedom of worship” rather than “religious freedom.” That might seem unimportant but it is actually very significant. The freedom to worship is the freedom to practice religion in one’s home or house of worship, privately.

“The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruled that while Gordon College is a religious college, an associate professor of social work at the school is “not a ministerial employee.” - TGC

“Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips went one-for-two in court on Thursday. A Colorado court dismissed one claim brought by a transgender customer who sued Phillips after he declined to design a cake that celebrated the customer’s gender identity. But the court also refused to dismiss another of the customer’s claims.” - WORLD

“MacArthur urged evangelicals to stop forming alliances with non-Christian groups to promote religious freedom because they don’t need it.” - C.Post

Republicans argue that the bill endangers women, threatens religious liberty, and burdens small businesses. - National Review

Related: The Equality Act Has a Foundational Legal Problem

“To answer these questions, I think we need to understand something about how Canadian law works and something about the circumstances of this particular case. When we grasp these matters, I am confident that we will have a good idea how to proceed.” - Don Johnson

“Justices lift the total ban on indoor worship, though capacity limits and singing restrictions remain.” - C. Today